Job 36:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

The hypocrites in heart; such as are truly void of that piety which they profess; whereby he either secretly insinuates that Job was such a one; or gives him this occasion to search himself whether he were not so; or rather, admonisheth him not to carry himself like such a one, as he had hitherto done, and for which he reproved him, Job 34:8. Heap up wrath, i.e. by their impious and obstinate carriage in all conditions, they treasure up God's wrath against themselves. They cry not unto God for help. They live in the gross neglect of God and of prayer. When he bindeth them, to wit, with the cords of affliction, expressed Job 34:8, which is mentioned as an aggravation of their wickedness; because even wicked men, if not profligately bad, will seek God in time of affliction, Hosea 5:15. Withal he secretly reflects upon Job as one that behaved himself like a wicked man, because though he cried out of God in way of complaint, yet he did not cry unto him by humble supplication.

Job 36:13

13 But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath: they cry not when he bindeth them.